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russia and the us.mikepompeofacesa grilling by senators at his confirmation hearing. president trump's choice to be secretary of state denies he's a war hawk. is the us headed for an agricultural boom or bust? as president trump works to sow confidence about his trade policies, farmers are uncertain. hello. a marked shift in tone from president trump over his administration's approach to possible military action in syria. he says a decision on a response to the alleged chemical attack will be made "fairly soon". but the white house has also said he'll continue to assess intelligence and engage with allies, and that no final decision has been made. the french president though, says france has proof the syrian government was behind the gas attack near damascus. moscow — which provides military backing to syria — has warned any western air strikes could risk starting a war between russia and the us. weapons locked and loaded, sailors ready for action, this us carrier battle group left its home port in norfolk, virginia — destination the eastern mediterranean, still 5,000 mil

russia and the us. mike pompeo faces a grilling by senators at his confirmation hearing. president trump's choice to be secretary of state denies he's a war hawk. is the us headed for an agricultural boom or bust? as president trump works to sow confidence about his trade policies, farmers are uncertain. hello. a marked shift in tone from president trump over his administration's approach to possible military action in syria. he says a decision on a response to the alleged chemical attack will...

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what happens. moscow warns any military action could risk war between russia and the us.mikepompeoisgrilled by senators at his confirmation hearing. the man who wants to be america's new top diplomat denies he is a war hawk. is the us headed for agricultural boom or bust? as president trump tries to sow confidence about his trade policies, farmers are uncertain. a marked shift in tone from president trump over possible military action in syria. he is now saying he will decide on a response to the latest suspected chemical attack fairly soon. the white house is still assessing intelligence, and talking to allies the uk and france. inspectors are on their way to douma, near damascus, and expect to start work by saturday. moscow, which backs the syrian government, has warned any western airstrikes could start a war between russia and the us. here isjon sopel in washington. weapons locked and loaded, sailors ready for action, this us carrier battle group left its home port in norfolk, virginia — destination the eastern mediterranean, still 5,000 miles away, and the senior officer a

what happens. moscow warns any military action could risk war between russia and the us. mike pompeo is grilled by senators at his confirmation hearing. the man who wants to be america's new top diplomat denies he is a war hawk. is the us headed for agricultural boom or bust? as president trump tries to sow confidence about his trade policies, farmers are uncertain. a marked shift in tone from president trump over possible military action in syria. he is now saying he will decide on a response...

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, the new national security adviserjohn bolton who i don't believe has been confirmed,mikepompeowhohas joined the state department has not been confirmed either. how are they making these crucial decisions when everything is in such flux7 crucial decisions when everything is in such flux? and you have a lot of the top deputies on the national security council who are leaving becausejohn security council who are leaving because john bolton security council who are leaving becausejohn bolton wants his own team. and you have to see more clashes going forward between bolton and pompeo anti—trump because alton and pompeo anti—trump because alton and pompeo anti—trump because alton and pompeo are much more hawkish in their views in foreign policy and intervening and donald trump is much more resistant to nationbuilding and sending troops to fight battles overseas and so you know, i think they didn't have a time of input into this policy because we have been waiting for this to happen, where this asaad regime uses chemical weapons and you want to lay down a marker butjohn bolton

, the new national security adviserjohn bolton who i don't believe has been confirmed, mike pompeo who has joined the state department has not been confirmed either. how are they making these crucial decisions when everything is in such flux7 crucial decisions when everything is in such flux? and you have a lot of the top deputies on the national security council who are leaving becausejohn security council who are leaving because john bolton security council who are leaving becausejohn bolton...

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mikepompeoissaid that as secretary of state. certainlyjohn bolton is rather hawkish in his views, and there are people who believe that inside the white house there has been an ongoing discussion with president trump really favouring a more aggressive response, a more aggressive series of strikes when it came to syria, and others like the defence secretary, generaljames and others like the defence secretary, general james mattis feeling it should be more limited. at the moment it seems limited but they will be watching syria closely, and that is clear from all these pietersen ice, but they were what aside's regime —— speeches on ice. that they will watch president aside's regime and there will be more action if there is another chemical attack. our middle east correspondent martin patiencejoins us from our middle east correspondent martin patience joins us from beirut. you have been monitoring events from where you are, what is happening in damascus? the latest we have heard, we arejust damascus? the latest we have heard, we are just getting social media and state tv in syria

mike pompeo is said that as secretary of state. certainlyjohn bolton is rather hawkish in his views, and there are people who believe that inside the white house there has been an ongoing discussion with president trump really favouring a more aggressive response, a more aggressive series of strikes when it came to syria, and others like the defence secretary, generaljames and others like the defence secretary, general james mattis feeling it should be more limited. at the moment it seems...

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russia. president trump has confirmed that the director of the cia,mikepompeo, travelledto north korea last week to hold secret talks with the country's leader, kim jong—un. the meeting, the highest—level contact between the united states and north korea since 2000, took place after mr pompeo was nominated as us secretary of state, but he has still not been formally confirmed in that post. president trump says he plans to hold a face—to—face meeting kimjong—un in the coming months. the rate of inflation in the uk slowed last month, meaning an expected rise in interest rates could be delayed. experts say it is further evidence that the long squeeze on pay might be coming to an end. inflation as measured by the consumer prices index dropped from 2.7% in february, after recent rises, to 2.5% last month. that is the lowest rate in a year. wages have also risen, increasing at a rate similar to prices, by 2.8%. if the trend continues, it would confirm the pattern of rising wages and lower inflation. a man who deliberately infected five sexual partners with hiv has been given

russia. president trump has confirmed that the director of the cia, mike pompeo, travelled to north korea last week to hold secret talks with the country's leader, kim jong—un. the meeting, the highest—level contact between the united states and north korea since 2000, took place after mr pompeo was nominated as us secretary of state, but he has still not been formally confirmed in that post. president trump says he plans to hold a face—to—face meeting kimjong—un in the coming...

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washington post is claiming thatmikepompeo—current head of the cia and mr trump's nominee to be the new us secretary of state — made a secret visit to pyongyang over the easter weekend, and did meet the north korean leader. the reuters news agency reports confirmation of that from a senior american official. in a moment, our correspondent barbara plett usher. first, this is what mr trump said a short time ago. we've had talks at the highest level. let's leave it a little short of that we have had talks at the highest level. we will see what happens. there was some confusion about what he was actually saying, he at one point responded to a barra shopper report is a question —— reporters questions with the asset yes. one of those questions was you speak to recoup the kim jong—un? those questions was you speak to recoup the kimjong—un? the those questions was you speak to recoup the kim jong—un? the white house later clarified he had misunderstood the question and clarify that he hadn't spoken directly to anyone but there had been comedic age and at the highest level. a

washington post is claiming that mike pompeo — current head of the cia and mr trump's nominee to be the new us secretary of state — made a secret visit to pyongyang over the easter weekend, and did meet the north korean leader. the reuters news agency reports confirmation of that from a senior american official. in a moment, our correspondent barbara plett usher. first, this is what mr trump said a short time ago. we've had talks at the highest level. let's leave it a little short of that...

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mikepompeo—current head of the cia and mr trump's nominee to be the new us secretary of state — made a secret visit to pyongyang over the easter weekend, and did meet the north korean leader. the reuters news agency reports confirmation of that from a senior american official. barbara plett usher reports from palm beach, florida. us media are reporting that mike pompeo, the director of the cia paid a secret visit to north korea on the easter weekend to lay the groundwork for this summit. he has been nominated to become secretary of state and during that visit he met directly with kim jong—un and it was a week later that the white house said it had directly confirm that kim jong—un was willing to negotiate about possibility of giving up his nuclear weapons. so it seems to be this meeting that mr trump was referring to when he said that contact referring to when he said that co nta ct ha d referring to when he said that contact had happened at the highest level. we have had talks at the highest level. let's leave it a little bit short, we have had talks at the highest leve

mike pompeo — current head of the cia and mr trump's nominee to be the new us secretary of state — made a secret visit to pyongyang over the easter weekend, and did meet the north korean leader. the reuters news agency reports confirmation of that from a senior american official. barbara plett usher reports from palm beach, florida. us media are reporting that mike pompeo, the director of the cia paid a secret visit to north korea on the easter weekend to lay the groundwork for this...

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thatmikepompeo, thecurrent head of the cia and the nominees of the new secretary of state position, has made a secret visit to pyongyang over the easter weekend and met the north korean leader. reuters reports confirmation that independently from a senator. the us media are reporting that mike pompeo, the director of the cia, paid a secret visit to north korea over easter to lay the groundwork for the summit. over easter to lay the groundwork forthe summit. mike over easter to lay the groundwork for the summit. mike pompeo had been nominated to become secretary of state. he met with kimjong—un one week later the white house said it had directly concerned that kim jong—un was willing to negotiate about the possibility of giving up his nuclear weapons. it seems to be this meeting that mr trump was referring to when he said that contact referring to when he said that co nta ct ha d referring to when he said that contact had been at the highest level. we have had talks at the highest level. well... a little short of that. but we have had high—level talks. it is going very well bu

that mike pompeo, the current head of the cia and the nominees of the new secretary of state position, has made a secret visit to pyongyang over the easter weekend and met the north korean leader. reuters reports confirmation that independently from a senator. the us media are reporting that mike pompeo, the director of the cia, paid a secret visit to north korea over easter to lay the groundwork for the summit. over easter to lay the groundwork forthe summit. mike over easter to lay the...

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unfortunate they had the delay. president trump has confirmed that the head of the cia,mikepompeo, travelledto north korea last week to hold secret talks with the country's leader, kim jong—un. the meeting has raised hopes of a breakthrough over north korea's nuclear programme. meanwhile, south korea says it's considering how to change a decades—old armistice with the north into a peace treaty. laura bicker‘s report from seoul contains some flash photography. south korea never feels like a country still at war. instead, the young claim the streets after work and ignore any threat from their neighbour to the north. now after 65 years, this generation may have a chance at peace. but they can't do it without the help of the president of the united states. i like what donald trump's doing with this peace... i think rather than donald trump's doing it was kim jong—un's change of attitude that led to this. at a press conference with the prime ministerjapanese prime ministers shinzo abe donald trump doctor hint at the diplomatic bombshell that was to come. we've also started tal

unfortunate they had the delay. president trump has confirmed that the head of the cia, mike pompeo, travelled to north korea last week to hold secret talks with the country's leader, kim jong—un. the meeting has raised hopes of a breakthrough over north korea's nuclear programme. meanwhile, south korea says it's considering how to change a decades—old armistice with the north into a peace treaty. laura bicker‘s report from seoul contains some flash photography. south korea never feels...

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until the news came out thatmikepompeohadgone to pyongyang around easter and had direct dialogue with kim jong—un about what dismantlement and disarmament would actually mean. so do you think that president trump can claim success here, then, or the beginnings of success, in his policies on north korea?|j beginnings of success, in his policies on north korea? i think the elements are in place now for really a massive break through. this would be truly ironic, if president trump strike said better deal with north korea which actually removes nuclear weapons and controls their long—range missiles, preferably dismantles them, and possibly starts to get out some other aspects of the dangerous military situation in the peninsula related to conventional weapons and chemical weapons. —— president trump strikes a better deal. he could say that he got a better deal than president obama got with iran. it is ironic, but it is also a fact, that we are poised primarily with south korea's incredibly adroit diplomacy and, apparently, a strategic conviction on the part of kim jong—un t

until the news came out that mike pompeo had gone to pyongyang around easter and had direct dialogue with kim jong—un about what dismantlement and disarmament would actually mean. so do you think that president trump can claim success here, then, or the beginnings of success, in his policies on north korea?|j beginnings of success, in his policies on north korea? i think the elements are in place now for really a massive break through. this would be truly ironic, if president trump strike...

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have continued and a direct conversation betweenlikepompeo, whois the incoming us secretary of state, who went to meet kim jong—un. incoming us secretary of state, who went to meet kimjong—un. —— mike pompeo. somebody of that level meeting kim jong—un from the american administration has not happened for a huge number of years, and it is the potential of the first serving president to meet kim jong—un still very much on the table. incredible, thank you very much. let's take a look at some of the other stories

have continued and a direct conversation between like pompeo, who is the incoming us secretary of state, who went to meet kim jong—un. incoming us secretary of state, who went to meet kimjong—un. —— mike pompeo. somebody of that level meeting kim jong—un from the american administration has not happened for a huge number of years, and it is the potential of the first serving president to meet kim jong—un still very much on the table. incredible, thank you very much. let's take a...

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conversations have continued, and a direct conversation betweenmikepompeo, theincoming secretary of state for the us, he went to meet kim jong—un. somebody of that level meeting kim jong—un for the american administration has not happened for a huge number of yea rs. not happened for a huge number of years. there is the potential of the first serving president meeting kim jong—un still on the table. abraham denmark is former deputy secretary of defence for east asia under president obama, and now director of the asia program at the wilson centre. it isa it is a good sign, that north korea is giving space for diplomacy to move forward without interruption. but it is not a major change. they say they are going to freeze their testing, they made no statement about a commitment to denuclearisation or any of the requirements that the trump administration has put forward in what they are looking for in this negotiation. so, really, this is setting the stage for the summit kim jong—un has coming up, as well as putting out an image that kim jong—un is a statesman and is ready to c

conversations have continued, and a direct conversation between mike pompeo, the incoming secretary of state for the us, he went to meet kim jong—un. somebody of that level meeting kim jong—un for the american administration has not happened for a huge number of yea rs. not happened for a huge number of years. there is the potential of the first serving president meeting kim jong—un still on the table. abraham denmark is former deputy secretary of defence for east asia under president...

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current cia director,mikepompeo. it'sexpected he'll be confirmed by the full chamber later this week as the trump administration prepares for major foreign policy challenges with north korea and iran. the only surviving suspect in the 2015 paris terror attacks has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for a separate shooting in belgium. salah abdeslam was found guilty of attempted murderfor the injuries to three police officers who were trying to arrest him in brussels. he's still awaiting trial in france over the deaths of 130 people. police in tennessee have arrested the man suspected of entering a waffle house restaurant in nashville and shooting dead four people with an assault rifle. travis reinking fled the scene after he was disarmed and dragged outside by a customer. he'd been on the run since. president macron of france has begun a state visit to the united states, the first of the trump presidency. he and his wife brigitte were welcomed to washington by donald and melania trump. a statement from the white house says both leaders have great respect for each other and wil

current cia director, mike pompeo. it's expected he'll be confirmed by the full chamber later this week as the trump administration prepares for major foreign policy challenges with north korea and iran. the only surviving suspect in the 2015 paris terror attacks has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for a separate shooting in belgium. salah abdeslam was found guilty of attempted murderfor the injuries to three police officers who were trying to arrest him in brussels. he's still awaiting...

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is like as a diplomat. you mentionedmikepompeo, confirmedas the new secretary of state, but you also have people likejohn bolton in the administration. this summit will be sensitive. is the administration ready? in a strange way, this is the best team to do a deal that sticks with north korea. this is the hardest line group i could imagine. the ultimate hawk is the current national security adviser to the us. yet donald trump sees a deal and an opportunity and says he will start with the summit, but has trusted mike the hour mark mike pompeoa but has trusted mike the hour mark mike pompeo a lot. —— mike pompeo. with north korea, you want hawks, not doves. they will kill it on the floor of congress when the next administration comes in. how can we be positive any deal sticks? if you make a deal with mike pompeo, john bolton goes on fox and says it's good, that's the gold standard. sorry to interrupt, live pictures of the leaders at the negotiating table facing each other. you are watching that right now. the south korean president, moonjae—in, that right now. the south kore

is like as a diplomat. you mentioned mike pompeo, confirmed as the new secretary of state, but you also have people likejohn bolton in the administration. this summit will be sensitive. is the administration ready? in a strange way, this is the best team to do a deal that sticks with north korea. this is the hardest line group i could imagine. the ultimate hawk is the current national security adviser to the us. yet donald trump sees a deal and an opportunity and says he will start with the...

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short while ago showingmikepompeo. hewasjust photos a short while ago showingmikepompeo. hewas just confirmed as us secretary of state. he was head of the cia. he met with kim jong—un over easter. it was secret but now it has been revealed. today's meeting between the leaders of north and south korea could pave the way for further talks with donald trump. this is a great opportunity. it is bizarre, but i am happy. with all the talk about spring, i hope it will finally arrive on the korean peninsula. hello. i came will finally arrive on the korean peninsula. hello. icame to will finally arrive on the korean peninsula. hello. i came to south korea in august, 2016. hello. i am originally from a northern province. ijust graduated from university and lam ijust graduated from university and i am looking for work.|j ijust graduated from university and i am looking for work. i cannot believe this summit is happening. it isa believe this summit is happening. it is a bit surreal. things are moving so is a bit surreal. things are moving so quickly. ijust have to accept it. i feel so qui

short while ago showing mike pompeo. he wasjust photos a short while ago showing mike pompeo. he was just confirmed as us secretary of state. he was head of the cia. he met with kim jong—un over easter. it was secret but now it has been revealed. today's meeting between the leaders of north and south korea could pave the way for further talks with donald trump. this is a great opportunity. it is bizarre, but i am happy. with all the talk about spring, i hope it will finally arrive on the...

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—mikepompeo—who's on his first overseas tour of the middle—east — has arrived in saudi arabia. it is expected that iran's missile program will be a major topic in talks on sunday between pompeo and leaders from saudi arabia and israel. our correspondent tom bateman is following developments from jerusalem... how significant do you think this visit is? well, remember mike pompeo has only been sworn into office as secretary of state for eight few days and he started with this hastily arranged trip to key allies of the us in the middle east, wanting he says to bring swagger back to the us state department, i think that gives you some sense of the line of his thinking at this crucial moment. just a couple of weeks before we get a decision from president trump and whether he will recertify or withdraw the us from the iran nuclear deal. remember over the iran nuclear deal. remember over the last week there have been european leaders in the white house urging mrtrump to european leaders in the white house urging mr trump to stick with the deal or at the very least try to re—negotia

— mike pompeo — who's on his first overseas tour of the middle—east — has arrived in saudi arabia. it is expected that iran's missile program will be a major topic in talks on sunday between pompeo and leaders from saudi arabia and israel. our correspondent tom bateman is following developments from jerusalem... how significant do you think this visit is? well, remember mike pompeo has only been sworn into office as secretary of state for eight few days and he started with this hastily...

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secretary of statemikepompeosayingpyongyang's commitment to denuclearisation, must be irreversible, and that america wasn't going to take "promises or words," but wanted "actions and deeds." going to take "promises or words," from seoul, laura bicker reports. going to take "promises or words," from this momentous show of unity comes an apparent display of sincerity. of unity comes an apparent president moon is making his conversation with kim jong—un public, and it seems the north korean leader is willing to go further than simply stepping over the border. he has pledged to close an atomic test site, in front of witnesses. an atomic test site, the site is where all six nuclear tests were carried out. south korean officials said mr kim promised to close it by may, and let experts and the media watch. promised to close it by may, a welcome development, but the us is being cautious. we use the word "irreversible" with great intention, and we're going to require those steps that demonstrate that denuclearisation is going to be achieved. we are not going to take promises, we are not going

secretary of state mike pompeo saying pyongyang's commitment to denuclearisation, must be irreversible, and that america wasn't going to take "promises or words," but wanted "actions and deeds." going to take "promises or words," from seoul, laura bicker reports. going to take "promises or words," from this momentous show of unity comes an apparent display of sincerity. of unity comes an apparent president moon is making his conversation with kim...

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that iran's missile programme would be a major topic in talks on sundaybetweenpompeoandleaders from saudi arabia and israel. for a third day running, tens of thousands have taken to the streets of pamplona in spain, where there is anger about the sentence handed to five men accused of gang raping a woman during the running of the bulls festival two years ago. protesters say the verdict is too lenient, and sets a dangerous precedent for gang—rape cases, as tiffany wertheimer reports. the chant from these protesters — "alone or drunk, i want to return home". for the third day in a row, tens of thousands of demonstrators have filled pamplona's streets. mostly women, they are protesting against what they say is a severe injustice against rape victims. translation: all we want is that, when we go out at night, not to feel fear. we feel it constantly, and this is so horrible and unfair. it was during the popular running of the bulls festival in 2016 when five men surrounded an 18—year—old woman. according to a police report, they had nonconsensual sex with her. they filmed th

that iran's missile programme would be a major topic in talks on sunday between pompeo and leaders from saudi arabia and israel. for a third day running, tens of thousands have taken to the streets of pamplona in spain, where there is anger about the sentence handed to five men accused of gang raping a woman during the running of the bulls festival two years ago. protesters say the verdict is too lenient, and sets a dangerous precedent for gang—rape cases, as tiffany wertheimer reports. the...

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middle east as the new us secretary of state,mikepompeohascondemned what he called iran's efforts to destabilise the region. after talks in saudi arabia, mr pompeo reiterated america's determination to prevent the iranians ever getting a nuclear weapon. the us secretary of state said iran has shown worsening behaviour since the 2015 nuclear deal, and he blamed tehran for supplying weapons to houthi rebels in yemen. mac is made aware of the deal was approved. this is in violation of the un security council resolutions. they continued to fire missiles into saudi arabia on a regular basis, wrestling the saudi people. while we will continue to assist saudi arabia with it the fence, and support its right to defend its own borders, a political solution is the only way to advance long—term since the ability in the yemen and end the suffering. members of the united nations security council have travelled to bangladesh to visit refugee camps in cox's bazaar. the area is home to nearly 700,000 rohingya muslims fleeing violence in neighbouring myanmar. on monday, they will meet the country's

middle east as the new us secretary of state, mike pompeo has condemned what he called iran's efforts to destabilise the region. after talks in saudi arabia, mr pompeo reiterated america's determination to prevent the iranians ever getting a nuclear weapon. the us secretary of state said iran has shown worsening behaviour since the 2015 nuclear deal, and he blamed tehran for supplying weapons to houthi rebels in yemen. mac is made aware of the deal was approved. this is in violation of the un...

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actually meet. absolutely. we have heard aboutmikepompeowhomet with kim jong—un as a cia director representing the president, who has been close to the president, that had a significant role to play here. of course, we will see what these two men, as they come together, what kind of chemistry they have. of course, the president has exchanged barbs with the north korean leader, calling him rocket man, insulting him, but that may have been part of what brought these two unlikely partners together.“ you are the president of the united states your foreign policy in trade is constantly bolting. there is iran on the horizon as well. i think mike pompeo is having a two of the middle east to try to get people on side in terms of scrapping the iran deal. does president trump have enough support either in the region, the middle east, or other allies to scrap the deal? we have the deadline coming up on may 12. the president has warned it will not wait ages. we may see the reimposition of those full sanctions that existed before thejohn konrads a plan of action, thejohn konrads a p

actually meet. absolutely. we have heard about mike pompeo who met with kim jong—un as a cia director representing the president, who has been close to the president, that had a significant role to play here. of course, we will see what these two men, as they come together, what kind of chemistry they have. of course, the president has exchanged barbs with the north korean leader, calling him rocket man, insulting him, but that may have been part of what brought these two unlikely partners...

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. on his first visit to the middle east as the new us secretary of state,mikepompeohascondemned what he called iran's efforts to destabilise the region. after talks in saudi arabia, mr pompeo reiterated america's determination to prevent the iranians ever getting a nuclear weapon. he blamed tehran for supplying weapons to the houthi rebels in neighbouring yemen, who fire missiles into saudi. but he also called for a political settlement to yemen's war, in which the saudi's have sided with the government against the rebels. in a news conference the us secretary of state said saudi leaders gulf unity is vital and must be achieved. we all must honestly confront the crisis of islamist extremism. and the islamist terror groups that it inspires. and this does indeed mean standing to gather against the murder of innocent muslims, the oppression of women, the persecution of jews and the slaughter of christians. saudi arabia's vision for 2030 are inspiring initiatives, they promote tolerance and expect and they empower women. we strongly support this important work in the leadership that

. on his first visit to the middle east as the new us secretary of state, mike pompeo has condemned what he called iran's efforts to destabilise the region. after talks in saudi arabia, mr pompeo reiterated america's determination to prevent the iranians ever getting a nuclear weapon. he blamed tehran for supplying weapons to the houthi rebels in neighbouring yemen, who fire missiles into saudi. but he also called for a political settlement to yemen's war, in which the saudi's have sided with...

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betweenpompeoandleaders from saudi arabia and israel. ambassadorjames jeffrey is a distinguished fellow at the washington institute, where he focuses on us strategies to counter iran's efforts to expand its influence in the broader middle east. he was also deputy national security advisor in the george w bush administration. thank you forjoining us, ambassador. first things first with regard to north korea. is the president right to be so optimistic? so far so good. most important thing is we have frozen sanctions on north korea after in posing, with china's help, very tough economic sanctions that really had an impact, while north korea has frozen its icbm missile programme that could strike america and change the entire situation in korea. a difficult situation in korea. a difficult situation has been averted. we seem to be working towards, as donald trump said, denuclearisation. that would be an extraordinary thing. for oui’ would be an extraordinary thing. for our viewers, icbm is in continental ballistic missiles. should they be meeting at this stage? absolutely. president

between pompeo and leaders from saudi arabia and israel. ambassadorjames jeffrey is a distinguished fellow at the washington institute, where he focuses on us strategies to counter iran's efforts to expand its influence in the broader middle east. he was also deputy national security advisor in the george w bush administration. thank you forjoining us, ambassador. first things first with regard to north korea. is the president right to be so optimistic? so far so good. most important thing is...

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iran to curb its missile program. the new american secretary of statemikepompeo, who'son his first overseas tour of the middle—east, has arrived in saudi arabia. it is expected that iran's missile program would be a major topic in talks on sunday between pompeo and leaders from saudi arabia and israel. huge crowds have taken to the streets of yemen's capital sanaa, for the funeral of the houthi rebels' top political leader. saaleh ul—samad was killed earlier this month in a saudi—led—coalition airstrike on sanaa, which is controlled by the houthis. around 4,000 people have fled renewed fighting in northern myanmar, where the burmese military is reported to be pounding ethnic kachin rebels with airstrikes and artillery. the united nations says thousands more civilians are trapped by the violence. hundreds of people have welcomed the former president of malawi, joyce banda, on her return home after four years of self—imposed exile. it's not clear whether ms banda plans to engage in politics. she fled malawi when she lost power following a massive corruption scandal. a

iran to curb its missile program. the new american secretary of state mike pompeo, who's on his first overseas tour of the middle—east, has arrived in saudi arabia. it is expected that iran's missile program would be a major topic in talks on sunday between pompeo and leaders from saudi arabia and israel. huge crowds have taken to the streets of yemen's capital sanaa, for the funeral of the houthi rebels' top political leader. saaleh ul—samad was killed earlier this month in a...

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european leaders' talks came as new us secretary of state,mikepompeoalsoreiterated america's determination to prevent the iranians ever getting a nuclear weapon. on his first visit to the middle east, mr pompeo said than iran has shown worsening behaviour since the 2015 nuclear deal, and he blamed tehran for supplying weapons to houthi rebels in yemen. iran has only behaved worse since the deal was approved. in yemen, iran continues to support the houthi rebels. this is in violation of the un security council resolutions. the houthi continued to fire missiles into saudi arabia, threatening the saudi people. while we will continue to assist saudi arabia and support its right to defend its own borders, a political solution is the only way to advance long—term stability in yemen. to talk more about mike pompeo's visit, let's speak to our middle east analyst alan johnston. tell us more about his message and what it reveals about the divergences on differences in us policy in iran and the policy of say, uk, germany. we saw all of this play out when president macron was with trum

european leaders' talks came as new us secretary of state, mike pompeo also reiterated america's determination to prevent the iranians ever getting a nuclear weapon. on his first visit to the middle east, mr pompeo said than iran has shown worsening behaviour since the 2015 nuclear deal, and he blamed tehran for supplying weapons to houthi rebels in yemen. iran has only behaved worse since the deal was approved. in yemen, iran continues to support the houthi rebels. this is in violation of the...

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,mikepompeo, willworking first with the turks up at nato and then with the saudis and jordanians and israelis to do exactly what president macron urged him to do this week and stop or help to stop iran's much through the region. that is even a bigger threat than iran's missiles and nuclear programme. that is what donald trump is focusing on right now. president trump has missed the annual white house correspondents' dinner in favour of attending a campaign—style rally near detroit. he's frequently attacked the media and its coverage of him since he first stood as a presidential candidate. it's the second consecutive year he's decided not to attend the dinner since taking office. andrew plant has more. a glamorous a list extravaganza. fixture of the washington calendar. but this year's white house correspondence dinner had one notable absentee. the president, who left in helicopter marine one early in the day, snubbing the event for the second year running. holding a rally in michigan instead. you know, you may have heard i was invited to another event tonight, the white house corre

, mike pompeo, will working first with the turks up at nato and then with the saudis and jordanians and israelis to do exactly what president macron urged him to do this week and stop or help to stop iran's much through the region. that is even a bigger threat than iran's missiles and nuclear programme. that is what donald trump is focusing on right now. president trump has missed the annual white house correspondents' dinner in favour of attending a campaign—style rally near detroit. he's...

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secretary of state,mikepompeoalsoreiterated america's determination to prevent the iranians ever getting a nuclear weapon. as part of his first overseas tour in the role, mr pompeo visited saudi arabia before arriving in israel. in the past hour, he gave a press briefing alongside the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu in tel aviv and said he stood with israel in countering the threats posed by iran. strong cooperation with close allies like you is critical to our efforts to counter efforts to destabilise and the line activity throughout the middle east and indeed throughout the world. we remain deeply concerned about iran's dangerous escalation of threats to israel and the region and iran's ambition to dominate the middle east remains. the united states is with israel in this fight and we strongly support israel's sovereign right to defend itself. regarding thejcpa, president trump has been pretty clear, this deal is very flawed and he has directed the administration to try and fix it. if we can't fix it, he's going to withdraw from the deal. it's pretty straightforward.

secretary of state, mike pompeo also reiterated america's determination to prevent the iranians ever getting a nuclear weapon. as part of his first overseas tour in the role, mr pompeo visited saudi arabia before arriving in israel. in the past hour, he gave a press briefing alongside the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu in tel aviv and said he stood with israel in countering the threats posed by iran. strong cooperation with close allies like you is critical to our efforts to counter...

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between the leaders of north and south korea on friday. the new us secretary of state,mikepompeosayswashington has an obligation to pursue peace, as preparations continue for a possible meeting, between president trump and north korea's kimjong—un. from the south korean capital seoul, laura bicker reports. from this momentous show of unity... comes an apparent display of sincerity. president moon is making his conversation with kim jong—il in public. and it seems the north korean leader is willing to go further than simply stepping over the border —— kimjong—un. he has pledged to close an atomic test side, something his father did before him. this was the tower being blown up in 2008, but still north korea continued to build weapons in secret. this time, the promise is to close this test side, the last six nuclear tests were carried out here. it has been slightly damaged but kim jong—un says it still works and he's prepared to close it while experts and the media watch. they are masters of propaganda. we have to put aside emotions and collect ourselves and concentra

between the leaders of north and south korea on friday. the new us secretary of state, mike pompeo says washington has an obligation to pursue peace, as preparations continue for a possible meeting, between president trump and north korea's kimjong—un. from the south korean capital seoul, laura bicker reports. from this momentous show of unity... comes an apparent display of sincerity. president moon is making his conversation with kim jong—il in public. and it seems the north korean...

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pompeouseshis first diplomatic trip to the middle east to accuse iran of destabilising the region. facing calls to resign, home secretary amber rudd will address parliament tomorrow as the fallout from the windrush scandal continues. police in south wales arrest an 18—year—old man after a car collided with a group of people outside a popular clubbing area in newport. also in the next hour, rescuing the reef — australia pledges to protect one of the world's underwater treasures. the canberra government promises to spend 290 million pounds on restoring and preserving the great barrier reef. and celtic win the scottish football premiership with a thumping 5—0 win over rivals rangers. good evening and welcome to bbc news. north korea says it will close its main nuclear test site within weeks, and wants us weapons inspectors to verify the shut down. the news follows the historic meeting between the leaders of north and south korea on friday. the new us secretary of state, mike pompeo says washington has an obligation to pursue peace, as preparations continue for a possible meet

pompeo uses his first diplomatic trip to the middle east to accuse iran of destabilising the region. facing calls to resign, home secretary amber rudd will address parliament tomorrow as the fallout from the windrush scandal continues. police in south wales arrest an 18—year—old man after a car collided with a group of people outside a popular clubbing area in newport. also in the next hour, rescuing the reef — australia pledges to protect one of the world's underwater treasures. the...

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other stories making the news: the new us secretary of state,mikepompeo, hasused his first diplomatic trip to the middle east to accuse iran of destabilising the region. standing alongside the israeli prime minister, mr pompeo said washington would not neglect what he described as the vast scope of tehran‘s links with terrorism. and he reiterated president trump's threat to abandon the iran nuclear deal unless it can be strengthened. the philippine president has introduced a permanent ban on citizens going to work in kuwait. a temporary ban was imposed in february after a filipina maid was murdered there. last week kuwait expelled manila's ambassador over videos of philippine embassy staff helping workers to escape allegedly abusive kuwaiti employers. a vigil has been taking place in toronto for the victims of the van attack a week ago that left 10 people dead. a 25—year—old man, alek minassian, has been accused of deliberately driving into pedestrians. officials say he had no links to known terror groups but he had posted on social media referencing a misogynistic online commun

other stories making the news: the new us secretary of state, mike pompeo, has used his first diplomatic trip to the middle east to accuse iran of destabilising the region. standing alongside the israeli prime minister, mr pompeo said washington would not neglect what he described as the vast scope of tehran‘s links with terrorism. and he reiterated president trump's threat to abandon the iran nuclear deal unless it can be strengthened. the philippine president has introduced a permanent ban...

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, washington. let's get some of the day's other news: america's secretary of statemikepompeohasbeen -- it is —— it is thought president assad is ready to attack idlib. america's secretary of state mike pompeo has been discussing with saudi arabia's crown prince mohammed bin salman the worsening security situation in the syrian province of idlib. a european charity that runs a rescue ship in the mediterranean has again called on eu governments to let it dock. it wants to allow mi migrants aboard to disembark. italy and malta have blocked their ports to the aquarius since it rescued the migrants off libya on friday. mali's opposition is set to reject the results of sunday's presidential run—off because of alegations of fraud during the poll. president ibrahim boubacar keita, who won more than 40% in the first round, is widely expected to win the election. hundreds of polling stations failed to open. romania has opened an inquiry into alleged police violence at a mass anti—corruption protest that left hundreds injured on friday. police used water cannon, tear gas, pepper s

, washington. let's get some of the day's other news: america's secretary of state mike pompeo has been -- it is —— it is thought president assad is ready to attack idlib. america's secretary of state mike pompeo has been discussing with saudi arabia's crown prince mohammed bin salman the worsening security situation in the syrian province of idlib. a european charity that runs a rescue ship in the mediterranean has again called on eu governments to let it dock. it wants to allow mi...

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rebel bastion in the country. meanwhile, the us secretary of state,mikepompeo, hasbeen discussing with saudi arabia's crown prince mohammed bin salman, syria's worsening humanitarian and security situation. a european charity that runs a rescue ship in the mediterranean, has again called on eu governments to let it dock. it wants to allow mi migrants to disembark. italy and malta have blocked their ports to the aquarius since it took the migrants on board on friday. mali's opposition looks set to reject the results of sunday's presidential run—off, because of allegations of fraud. president ibrahim boubacar keita, who won more than 40% in the first round, is widely expected to win the election. hundreds of polling stations failed to open. romania has opened an inquiry into allegations of police violence at a mass anti—corru ption protest that left hundreds injured on friday. police used water cannon, tear gas, pepper spray and batons to disperse the crowd, many of them romanian expats from across europe. they want the government to resign. afghan government forces are trying t

rebel bastion in the country. meanwhile, the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, has been discussing with saudi arabia's crown prince mohammed bin salman, syria's worsening humanitarian and security situation. a european charity that runs a rescue ship in the mediterranean, has again called on eu governments to let it dock. it wants to allow mi migrants to disembark. italy and malta have blocked their ports to the aquarius since it took the migrants on board on friday. mali's opposition looks...

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likelihood secretary of statemikepompeomightreturn empty handed a second time after this trip to north korea. they didn't want to see that. donald trump is basically saying now, let's wait and see, and also, looking to fall back, i think, on that personal relationship that he believes he has struck up with kim jong—un. believes he has struck up with kim jong-un. david willis in washington, thank you. people in hawaii are being moved away from their homes as a hurricane nears the american pacific islands. hurricane lane's already brought flash floods, power cuts and torrential rains. the latest reports suggest it's lessening in force, but it's still carrying winds of over 120 miles per hour. james cook reports from hawaii. this is what hurricane lane has done to hawaii already. —— hurricane lane. and it is still churning towards the islands. so far it is not the ferocious wind, but the torrential rain which is the biggest problem. there are reports of catastrophic flooding, of landslides, and a water rescues. tourists among those who have been pulled to safety. attention, please l

likelihood secretary of state mike pompeo might return empty handed a second time after this trip to north korea. they didn't want to see that. donald trump is basically saying now, let's wait and see, and also, looking to fall back, i think, on that personal relationship that he believes he has struck up with kim jong—un. believes he has struck up with kim jong-un. david willis in washington, thank you. people in hawaii are being moved away from their homes as a hurricane nears the american...

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donald trump did not want to see his secretary of statemikepompeoreturnto the us empty—handed once again after talks there and north korea. i think also the president is putting a lot of value on his personal relationship with kimjong—un, and it may be that on his personal relationship with kim jong—un, and it may be that that keeps all this on track at the end of the day. let's round up some of the day's other news. the family of us republican senatorjohn mccain say he will no longer be continuing treatment for his brain cancer. mr mccain was diagnosed with an aggressive form of the disease last summer and had been having treatment. he left washington to be with his family in arizona — though he has still been a vocal political figure and frequent critic of president trump. spain has taken another step towards dealing with the legacy of the civil war, after the government approved the exhumation of francisco franco. after he died in 1975, the late fascist dictator's remains were laid to rest in a grand mausoleum, known as the valley of the fallen, near madrid. the site has l

donald trump did not want to see his secretary of state mike pompeo return to the us empty—handed once again after talks there and north korea. i think also the president is putting a lot of value on his personal relationship with kimjong—un, and it may be that on his personal relationship with kim jong—un, and it may be that that keeps all this on track at the end of the day. let's round up some of the day's other news. the family of us republican senatorjohn mccain say he will no...

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state,mikepompeo. mrtrump said not enough progress had been made in dismantling pyongyang's nuclear programme. david willis has the details. reporter: mr president, what about the meeting with north korea, sir? capping a tumultuous week at home, donald trump is now facing a major setback involving a key area of foreign policy. following what he described as a historically successful summit with the north korean leader, kim jong—un, in singapore earlier this year, plans were announced for the secretary of state to revisit north korea this weekend, only for those plans to be scrapped 2a hours later. finally, it's dawned on donald trump that perhaps the nuclear problem with north korea is not over. and so i think what he has done in his mind is say, "we've done our part but somehow china's not doing its part, why is china not doing its part? because they're in a trade war with us, so we'll get the trade war over and then we'll get going with this". in singapore, mr trump said the nuclear threat from north korea was now over, but the agreement reached between the two men was v

state, mike pompeo. mr trump said not enough progress had been made in dismantling pyongyang's nuclear programme. david willis has the details. reporter: mr president, what about the meeting with north korea, sir? capping a tumultuous week at home, donald trump is now facing a major setback involving a key area of foreign policy. following what he described as a historically successful summit with the north korean leader, kim jong—un, in singapore earlier this year, plans were announced for...

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. having announced just yesterday that the secretary of state,mikepompeo, willbe making a return trip to pyongyang, the white house, after a horrid meeting their, today, announced that trip would be scrapped. the blame at least in part is being laid at china's door. china is being laid at china's door. china is of course the biggest donor to north korea. it is also involved in a trade dispute with the united states and donald trump believes that the outcome, one of the outcomes of that dispute, is that china is, in effect, backing away from brokering this denuclearisation of the korean peninsula. this is not good for donald trump, is it's we made such a song and dance about the meeting in singapore with chairman kim, and suddenly he is backing away from the commitment, or what is presumed to have happened then. yes. 0ne presumed to have happened then. yes. one would argue that this is part of donald trump's negotiating strategy. he cancelled that singapore summit and then reinstated atjust a few days later, a sort of act of brinkmanship, when he felt that the rhetoric from north korea

. having announced just yesterday that the secretary of state, mike pompeo, will be making a return trip to pyongyang, the white house, after a horrid meeting their, today, announced that trip would be scrapped. the blame at least in part is being laid at china's door. china is being laid at china's door. china is of course the biggest donor to north korea. it is also involved in a trade dispute with the united states and donald trump believes that the outcome, one of the outcomes of that...

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secretary of state,mikepompeo, willbe making a return trip to pyongyang, the white house, after a horrid meeting there, today, announced that trip would be scrapped. the blame, at least in part, is being laid at china's door. china is of course the biggest donor to north korea. it is also involved in a trade dispute with the united states and donald trump believes that the outcome, of the outcomes of that dispute, is that china is, in effect, backing away from brokering this denuclearisation of the korean peninsula. let's get some of the day's other news. pope francis will meet victims of clerical sex abuse during the republic of ireland's first papal visit for almost a0 years. the irish catholic church has been engulfed in scandal with the uncovering of widespread clerical sexual abuse of children and cover—ups. those are the latest of our top stories. stay with us here on bbc news, still to come: a british couple die suddenly in an egyptian hotel, and their family don't believe the official explanation. the former first minister of scotland alex salmond strongly denies two cla

secretary of state, mike pompeo, will be making a return trip to pyongyang, the white house, after a horrid meeting there, today, announced that trip would be scrapped. the blame, at least in part, is being laid at china's door. china is of course the biggest donor to north korea. it is also involved in a trade dispute with the united states and donald trump believes that the outcome, of the outcomes of that dispute, is that china is, in effect, backing away from brokering this...

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issues. but we made progress on almost all of the central issues. the north's take onmrpompeo'sfirstfollow—up as it was slightly less reassuring. they accused the americans of employing gangster like tactics. previous administrations have fallen victim to foot dragging on the part of the north koreans, for all the bonding that took base in singapore, the path to denuclearisation on the korean peninsula may be longer and bumpier than president trump had predicted. the united nations says that 22 children and four women have been killed by a saudi—led coalition air strike in yemen. they were fleeing fighting in and around the key port city of hudaida yesterday. it comes just weeks after a strike on a bus killed more than a0 children. egyptian authorities say a british couplejohn and susan cooper, who were on holiday there, died of natural causes. but that's being disputed by their daughter, who says they were in "perfect health" before they suddenly became very ill in their hotel room in hurghada, on the red sea. judith moritz reports. john and susan cooper are said to have

issues. but we made progress on almost all of the central issues. the north's take on mr pompeo's first follow—up as it was slightly less reassuring. they accused the americans of employing gangster like tactics. previous administrations have fallen victim to foot dragging on the part of the north koreans, for all the bonding that took base in singapore, the path to denuclearisation on the korean peninsula may be longer and bumpier than president trump had predicted. the united nations says...

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issues. but we made progress on almost all of the central issues. the north's take onmrpompeo'sfirstfollow—up visit was slightly less reassuring. they accused the americans of employing gangster—like tactics. previous administrations have fallen victim to foot—dragging on the part of the north koreans. for all the bonding that took base in singapore, the path to denuclearisation on the korean peninsula may be longer and bumpier than president trump had predicted. the finance boss of the trump organisation has reportedly been given legal immunity for helping with the investigation into president trump's former lawyer michael cohen. earlier this week immunity was also given to the boss of the firm that publishes the national enquirer tabloid. 0ur north america editor, jon sopel, has more on who they both are. he is the publisher of the national enquirer magazine, published a whole series of sensationalist articles, all of them really hostile to hillary clinton during the election campaign, but he did one other thing. when karen mcdougal, a playmate who alleges that she had

issues. but we made progress on almost all of the central issues. the north's take on mr pompeo's first follow—up visit was slightly less reassuring. they accused the americans of employing gangster—like tactics. previous administrations have fallen victim to foot—dragging on the part of the north koreans. for all the bonding that took base in singapore, the path to denuclearisation on the korean peninsula may be longer and bumpier than president trump had predicted. the finance boss of...

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, despite a un report that says it is continuing.mikepompeohascalled on his counterparts at the association of southeast asian nations to maintain diplomatic and economic pressure on pyongyang. from singapore, our correspondent karishma vaswani sent this report. less than two months since the historic trump—kim summit which took place in singapore, the americans are back. the us secretary of state mike pompeo is here to meet with his counterparts at the association of southeast asian nations. and while he acknowledged the process to denuclearise north korea will take time, he also stressed how vital it is to keep up the pressure on pyongyang. i've also emphasised the importance of maintaining diplomatic and economic pressure on north korea to achieve the final, fully—verified denuclearisation of the dprk, as agreed to by chairman kim. it is worth remembering, this isn't just an american security goal. it is clear our partners and allies within asia know how important the neutralisation of north korea is for their own security. mr pompeo's comments come as a report commission

, despite a un report that says it is continuing. mike pompeo has called on his counterparts at the association of southeast asian nations to maintain diplomatic and economic pressure on pyongyang. from singapore, our correspondent karishma vaswani sent this report. less than two months since the historic trump—kim summit which took place in singapore, the americans are back. the us secretary of state mike pompeo is here to meet with his counterparts at the association of southeast asian...

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secretary of state,mikepompeo, saidpressure must be maintained on north korea. karishma vaswani reports. less tha n less than two months before that iconic summit, the americans are back. the us secretary of state mike pompeo are here to meet with their cou nterpa rts pompeo are here to meet with their counterparts at the association of southeast nations. and while they acknowledged the process to deal nuclear north korea will take time, he also stressed how vital it is to keep up the pressure on pyongyang. he also stressed how vital it is to keep up the pressure on pyongyanglj have keep up the pressure on pyongyang.” have also emphasised the importance —— importance of making economic pressure on north korea. it is worth remembering this isn't just pressure on north korea. it is worth remembering this isn'tjust an american security goal. it is clear our partners and allies knows how important the denuclearisation of north korea is for their own security. mr pompeo's statements come after reports that north korea hasn't stopped its programmes, violating the un sanctions. h

secretary of state, mike pompeo, said pressure must be maintained on north korea. karishma vaswani reports. less tha n less than two months before that iconic summit, the americans are back. the us secretary of state mike pompeo are here to meet with their cou nterpa rts pompeo are here to meet with their counterparts at the association of southeast nations. and while they acknowledged the process to deal nuclear north korea will take time, he also stressed how vital it is to keep up the...